brown



(No Model.)

L. 0; BROWN; v PIVOTED AN'. No. 532,867. Patented Jan. 22, 1895.

m: Nonms wzw'zns co.. PHOTO-LIYHO.. WASHINGYON. D c

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEWIS 0. BROWN, 'OF OOLTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOHIMSELF, ALVA H.

v BROWN, AND WALTER W. MCGIFFIN, OF SAME PLACE.

PIVOTED CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters iatent No. 532,867, dated January22, 1895. Application filed October 25,1s94. fierialNo. 526,946. (NomndelJ To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS 0. BROWN, a 'citizen of the United States,residing at Oolton, in the county of Henry and State of Ohio, haveinvented acertain new, useful, and valuable Improvement in Pivoted Cans,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has relation to oil cans, pivoted in a suitable case'andadapted to be transported from place to place with ease, convenience andsafety, and it consists in providing such a can with a stopper whichwill automatically close the can and keep the can from revolving on itspivot.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a sectional view of the can andcase. Fig.

2 is a perspective View of the stopper.

The invention is described as follows:

1, represents the case in which is pivotally supported the can 2, havingthe discharge spout 3.

4, designates a vent tube which is secured at one end to the outside ofthe spout 3. The other end of said vent enters the can 2. The mouth ofthe vent 4c, is in the same plane with the mouth of the spout 3.

The extreme ends of the spout 3, and the vent 4, are adapted to engagethe stopper 5. Said stopper consists of a piece of spring metal and issecured at one end to the case 1. The under side of the stopper isprovided with a soft packing 6, and the extreme end of the said stopperis formed with a catch 7, which is adapted to pass over and under thelip of the spout 3, and thereby hold the can stationary on its pivotpoint. The canmay also be provided with an additional vent 8. Said vent8, enters the can and when the can is closed the end of the vent 8,enters a pocket 9, which is attached to the case 1.

The metallic rod 10 passes through the can just above and in front ofthe center thereof.

The sides of the can are soldered to the rod 10 and the extreme ends ofsaid rod enter the sides of the case 1, and thus the can is pivoted.

The oil is introduced into the can through the inlet 11. When it isdesired to draw oil out of the can the catch 7, of the stopper isdisengaged from the lip of the spout 3. The can is then tilted forwardas indicated by the dotted lines and when sufficient oil is drawn thecan will automatically assume the position shown in the heavy lines.This is accomplished by the eccentric pivoting of the can in the case.The case is provided in its top with the handle 12.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a pivoted can mounted in a case a device for closing the spout ofthe can and for holding the can in a stationary position, consisting ofa piece of spring metal secured at one end to the case and extendingdown, a catch formed near the lower edge of said piece, said pieceadapted to pass over the mouth of the spout of the can, when the can isin its normal position and the catch on said piece adapted to engage thespout and thereby hold the can, as set forth.

2. In a pivoted can mounted in a case a device for closing the spout ofthe can and holding the can stationary, consisting of a piece of springmetal secured at one end to the case and forming a stopper for thespout, the end of the piece formed with a catch adapted to pass over andunder the edge of the spout, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS 0. BROWN.

Witnesses:

W. C. OVERMIER, A. H. BROWN.

